Tag: Van der Weyden

Madonna and Child (c.1430-1432)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Madonna and Child c.1430–1432 or c.1451 Oil on oak panel, 18.9 x 12.1 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Left wing of a diptych. Right wing: Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) St. Catherine c.1430–1432 or c.1451 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna     Mary with…

St. Catherine (c.1430-1432)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) St. Catherine c.1430–1432 or c.1451 Oil on oak panel, 18.5 x 11.8 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Right wing of a diptych. Left wing: Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Madonna and Child c.1430–1432 or c.1451 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna…

St Luke Drawing the Virgin (15th century)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) St Luke Drawing the Virgin 15th century Oil on canvas, 102.5 x 108.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg The subject is taken from a 6th-century legend of Greek origin, according to which St Luke was the…

The Virgin and Child enthroned (c.1433)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) The Virgin and Child enthroned c.1433 Oil on panel, 15.8 x 11.4 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden was one of the greatest figures of 15th-century art. Among his…

Braque Triptych (c.1452)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Braque Triptych c.1452 Oil on wood, 41 x 68 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Closed: Left panel: Saint John the Baptist Central panel: Virgin Mary, Jesus and St John the Evangelist Right panel: St Mary Magdalene…

The Magdalen Reading (c.1435)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) The Magdalen Reading c.1435 Oil on mahogany, transferred from another panel, 62.2 × 54.4 cm National Gallery, London A young lady in an extravagant green dress sits on the floor, reading. Although she wears fifteenth-century clothing…

Francesco d’Este (c.1460)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Francesco d’Este c.1460 Oil on wood, 31.8 x 22.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The son of Leonello d’Este, ruler of Ferrara, Francesco received his education at the court of Philip the Good, duke of…

Francesco d’Este

(c.1429-c.1486) Francesco d’Este in Art: Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Francesco d’Este c.1460 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York    

The Descent from the Cross (before 1443)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) The Descent from the Cross before 1443 Oil on panel, 204.5 x 261.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Descent from the Cross was painted for the Chapel of Our Lady Outside the Walls at Leuven, which…